A complete rollout of the system, called the National Telehealth Service Program, is targeted next year, Technology Secretary Mario G. Montejo said in a recent press briefing.
“This is our answer to the problem of doctor-less municipalities. People can be diagnosed of illness even if the doctor is not present in their area.”
An RxBox, a biomedical device for physiological vital signs, will be stationed in remote rural health centers and selected multipurpose community telecenters. The health data from an RxBox are transmitted real-time to doctors at the Emergency Case and Coordination Center for viewing and analysis.
“Critical cases can be monitored in real time even in hospitals outside the reach of wired network structures,” Mr. Montejo said. The telehealth program is set for implementation nationwide to help health workers and doctors deliver health care especially in fourth- to sixth-class municipalities, he added.
Meanwhile, he said the DoST is on track in rolling out the ovicidal/larvicidal (OL) trap system designed to reduce the population of dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
“We will fully cover all dengue-prone areas with this OL trap kits distribution and make further studies on these,” Mr. Montejo told reporters. The target is to distribute 700,000 kits nationwide. The DoST will roll out the technology in elementary and secondary schools before the end of the year to curb dengue fever cases.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Sarwell Q. Meniano
Quelle/Source: BusinessWorld Online, 08.11.2011
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